Serial rapist sought
According to the Ivory Park SAPS communications officer, Warrant Officer Neldah Sekgobela, the suspect is terrorising women in the area.
“On Monday last week, three women were allegedly raped by the same suspect. In all the cases reported, the suspect issues the same instructions to his victims,” said W/O Sekgobela.
“He is targeting women who stay in rented rooms. He breaks in and instructs the women to leave with him at gunpoint. It is believed he wears a balaclava to protect his identity. He demands their cellular phones before leaving the house with the victim,” she said.
The suspect then takes the victim to an open veld where he rapes them.
“After raping them, he instructs the victim to bath with river water. About nine women from the same sector have allegedly been raped in this manner. It is believed the suspect is light in complexion and speaks Sepedi and Isizulu fluently,” she added.
The SAPS is appealing for any information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect.
